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Tuesday AM. Rain over - weather getting warm - Some more Summer [?] - & heat will cause vegetables decomposition & Quinine will be in request - 11 am left Houston per Steamer "Vista" for Galveston - S made a uncomfortable boat
Saw at Houston some of Jeff. Wrights portraits - There is one of Bowls the Cherokee chief - & an unfinished one of Gnl Houston - Gnl H. will forward paper to W. K - Came to anchor for a few hours above Red [?] Bar - At a small distance from the Mouth of the San Jacinto River is Old River some 5 Miles up - here the [?] are of recent ?] - Big Creek some 20 Miles below Swarthout - And East St. Jacinto runs this the forks of what is [2 unclear words] Big creek - The Crop Timbers [?] N. Westig & S. Scartif & not an hour as many N & S & more to the Westward. The Courses of the Rivers will [?] appear to be [?] laid down -
Cond of Wood [?] long by 4 high [?] from 8 ½ to 3X at [?] Wednesday 20 9 am arrived Galveston - Found letter from Sam K enclosing one from B.K. dated June 3 to him - [?] have [?] from Texas - Treaties to be exchanged in a few days - D A. acknowledge the Texan blockade of the Mexican Ports - From a Member of the French legation in Mexico - Mexico has no hope